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Crop yields guessing game continues

Sep 2, 2019
Sep 2, 2019 Updated Sep 3, 2019

Crop holding pattern corn — Chart courtesy Chad Hart/Iowa State University

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Editor’s note: The following was written by Chad Hart, Iowa State University Extension crop marketing specialist, for the August Iowa Farm Outlook newsletter.

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Crop holding pattern Soybeans — Chart courtesy Chad Hart/Iowa State University

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